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South Carolina reveals extent of serious injuries to Jordan Strachan and Mo Kaba
By Keith Farner
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South Carolina on Monday announced that linebacker Mohamed Kaba and defensive end Jordan Strachan each suffered ACL injuries in Saturday’s loss at Arkansas and would miss the remainder of the 2022 season.
“I’m extremely disappointed and heart-broken for both of these young men,” coach Shane Beamer said. “They both worked really hard to prepare for this season and were off to great starts for us. Their best football is still in front of them.”
Kaba started each of the first 2 games at the middle linebacker position. He recorded 8 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss and was credited with one pass breakup. He appeared in 24 games with five starts over the past 3 seasons.
Strachan was in his second season with the Gamecocks after he transferred from Georgia State. He recorded 10 tackles through the season’s first 2 games, and was the team’s leader with 3 tackles for loss, including one sack.
While Kaba is a junior and would seemingly return for next season, Strachan is a sixth-year senior and his availability is less certain.
The Gamecocks meet Georgia on Saturday in a noon ET game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on ESPN.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
